IranianThe demonstrations that started across the country after the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini after being detained in Turkey continue on the 20th day. Iranian picture news According to the news of the IRNA agency, Deputy General Commander of the Revolutionary Guards Army Ali Fedevi said that the average age of those detained during the ongoing protests in the country is 15.
Stating that the young people who took to the streets for Mahsa Amini were deceived, Fedevi said, “The average age of those detained in street protests and riots in our country is 15. These young people fell short of the necessary education and guidance, became victims of social media and fell into the trap of the enemy in this way. “They liken it to a kind of computer game. They become victims of the enemy, especially under the influence of social media and the internet.”
WHAT HAPPENED?
Mahsa Amini, who was taken to hospital after being detained by Irshad patrols, known as the morality police, on September 13 in Tehran, died on September 16. The demonstrations that started after Amini’s funeral in her hometown of Sakkız on September 17, spread throughout the country. In a statement regarding Mahsa Amini’s death, the Tehran Police Department stated that Amini was detained because of an unsuitable headscarf, and then she fainted at the police station without any physical contact.
Iranian state television announced that at least 41 people, including police officers and members of the Besic militia of the Revolutionary Guards, were killed in protests across the country.
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